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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
400 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
AREAS OF FOG WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MID MORNING. 
HOWEVER...SUNSHINE WILL MAKE AN APPEARANCE EVERYWHERE BY MID DAY. 
THE DRY WEATHER SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER 
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARD THE AREA ON THURSDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER 
CHANCE OF RAIN. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-180900-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
400 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+9)   41-46 (+2)   66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-39)  79-84 (-15)  34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5600                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 10                      SW 13        
DISPERSION            31                        36           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID
30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-180900-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
400 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (+10)  38-43 (+1)   64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-44)  85-90 (-12)  35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5800                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 12                      W  7         
DISPERSION            29                        14           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S. EAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO
MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO
UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-180900-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
400 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+11)  36-41 (+1)   63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-48)  89-94 (-7)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  5        LGT/VAR      SW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5300                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 12                     SW  7        
DISPERSION            22                        13           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S. EAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-180900-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
400 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      65-70 (+10)  38-43 (+1)   67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-43)  92-97 (+1)   32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 12                     S  9         
DISPERSION            22                        27           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER
30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-180900-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
400 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      65-70 (+8)   37-42 (+1)   67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-39)  94-99 (+4)   32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  8                     S  8         
DISPERSION            14                        21           
MAX LVORI             5                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-180900-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
400 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (+11)  38-43 (-1)   68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-45)  90-95 (-7)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  9                     SW 10        
DISPERSION            31                        35           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER
30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-180900-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
400 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      65-70 (+11)  40-45 (+1)   68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-44)  87-92 (-10)  34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 10                     SW 14        
DISPERSION            33                        49           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-180900-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
400 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009 /300 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (+11)  41-46 (+1)   70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-42)  91-96 (0)    31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 13                     S 14         
DISPERSION            33                        49           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. EAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. HIGHS
IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$








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